Markets woke up this morning gripped by a familiar cocktail of central bank caution and geopolitical jitters with risk assets under pressure and haven plays in demand. Let\u2019s unpack what traders are watching right now.<\/p>\n
Fed Holds Fire, But It\u2019s What They Said That Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n The Fed held rates steady overnight, as expected but the real takeaway was the tone. Powell didn\u2019t give the doves much to chew on. Instead, he hinted that inflation could heat up over the summer, partly due to those new tariffs kicking in.<\/p>\n Despite this, the dot plot still shows two cuts pencilled in for 2025 but that\u2019s far from a done deal. A growing camp within the Fed wants to keep rates on hold longer. The takeaway? Inflation is sticky, and cuts will come slower than markets want.<\/p>\n Geo-Risk Returns: US\u2013Iran Strike Fear Spikes Oil & Nerves<\/strong><\/p>\n Just as traders were digesting the Fed, geopolitical risk burst back onto the screens. Reports emerged overnight that the US may launch a strike on Iran \u201cas early as this weekend.\u201d The news has put a serious bid under oil and triggered a broad flight to safety.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t just headlining noise a strike on Iran raises the spectre of wider regional instability and supply chain shocks, especially via the Strait of Hormuz. Markets are bracing for a potential inflation shock just when the Fed can least tolerate it.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re in the market today, expect thinner liquidity, choppy flows, and headline-driven reactions. The Fed may not have spooked the street outright, but any geopolitical shock that stokes oil prices could turn Powell\u2019s wait-and-see stance into an even tougher juggling act.<\/p>\n Anyway till next time, all of you trade safe!<\/p>\n James Trescothick Aviso de Risco: Esta informa\u00e7\u00e3o destina-se apenas a fins educacionais e n\u00e3o constitui aconselhamento de investimento. Os mercados financeiros envolvem riscos e o desempenho passado n\u00e3o \u00e9 indicativo de resultados futuros. Fa\u00e7a sempre a sua pr\u00f3pria pesquisa e procure aconselhamento profissional antes de tomar decis\u00f5es de investimento.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Markets woke up this morning gripped by a familiar cocktail of central bank caution and geopolitical jitters with risk assets under pressure and haven plays in demand. Let\u2019s unpack what traders are watching right now. Fed Holds Fire, But It\u2019s What They Said That Matters The Fed held rates steady overnight, as expected but the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-market-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneroyal.news\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneroyal.news\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneroyal.news\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneroyal.news\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneroyal.news\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/oneroyal.news\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneroyal.news\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oneroyal.news\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneroyal.news\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oneroyal.news\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nChefe de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o de Mercado e An\u00e1lise de Mercado<\/p>\n